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the scale of humanity, from what I observed amongst them. I was very 
much struck with one of the weapons w’hich I saw in the possession of a 
native ; these people use bows and arrows, and the arrow-heads are shaped 
something like the one just produced, except that they have a longer stem for 
fitting into the shaft. [The stem of the arrow-head produced had been broken.] 
This [drawing a small arrow-head about the size of the section of a walnut 
shell] is the exact shape of the arrow-heads I saw, and these heads are inserted 
into a reed or stick, and then bound with a piece of sinew to complete the 
arrow. I never saw one so large as the specimen on the table. I was, on 
one occasion, very much astonished at finding in a man’s sheath, — in which 
he was carrying half a dozen arrows, — one of the arrow-heads made of 
glass. I consequently got a broken bottle and took it to him. It was of 
the same sort of glass as that of which the arrow-liead was made, not the 
dark description, but the light green, of which so many bottles are manu- 
factured. I made the man understand by signs that I w r anted to have some 
of the arrow-heads made. To my astonishment, after breaking the bottle 
into a number of pieces, he took a piece of glass that was nearest to the 
size he wanted, and having chipped it a little nearer to the right size 
with a stone, he began to bite it with his teeth, in order to form it into 
shape, after which he handed it to one of the women who were on board 
with the party, to be finished. He did the best part of the work himself, 
but it was finished off by a woman, and the entire arrow-head was thus 
bitten into shape while I was looking on. That savage had only one arrow- 
head of glass ; the others w r ere of flint, and there is no doubt in my 
mind that they were made in the same manner. I brought some of 
those specimens home, and gave them to a gentleman who was greatly 
interested in such things, and whom, probably, some of those around me may 
recollect, though he has been dead for some years. His name was Saul, and 
he had a sort of museum of curious things. Among the bows and arrows I 
gave him was the particular arrow-head which I have mentioned as having 
seen made, and I have every reason to believe it may yet be found in his 
museum, if it still exists. Perhaps I should add that Mr. Saul was a wine- 
merchant, and had a place of business in Aldersgate-street, a good many 
years ago. 
Eev. F. C. Cook, D.D. — It may not be a matter of much importance, but 
from my knowledge of the locality of Kent’s Cavern, it has occurred to me 
to mention that any number of flints may be found on Hoxne Hill, which is 
within sight of the cavern. There are large beds there, where great numbers 
of shattered flints are to be found, from which one may pick out any number 
curiously edged and shaped by natural action. People wishing to make flint 
weapons could get flints at that spot already half made. 
Mr. J. E. Howard, F.K.S. — I have nothing to reply to, and need therefore 
only thank you for your patient attention. 
This discussion then terminated, 
